Keep Your Basement Dry and Enjoy the Extra Living Space
All you have to do is finish your basement to enjoy the extra living space it offers. But, moisture attacks your basement from all around and, if you dont keep it dry, dampness can ruin your finished basement.
Its not difficult to add a huge amount of living space to your home by finishing your basement. But, if your basement isnt dry, and doesnt stay dry, then your finished basement could be the source of ongoing repair headaches.
Even if your basement seems dry, there might still be a moisture problem and it could affect your whole house. The smallest amount of dampness could become a home for mold and mildew, which can aggravate allergies and cause breathing problems, so keeping your basement dry is not just about damage to your drywall.
The problem is that there are a number of sources of moisture and you need to make sure they are all in check if you want o keep your basement dry.
The biggest enemy of a dry basement is water that leaks in through cracks in the basement walls and floors. It is the nature of concrete to crack over time and even your new basement walls and floors...